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Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream White Sauce

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There is just something about seasoned meat and cheese rolled up in a warm tortilla shell covered in a creamy sauce that makes people happy. I mean come on, who, besides vegetarians wouldn’t love these?! Just look at the browned bubbly cheese and creamy sauce. Yea, my mouth is watering thinking about how good these were. We need to have these again soon!

This is not a complicated dish at all, it’s relatively simple, and it packs a flavorful punch that make it seem as if you were in the kitchen slaving over the stove for hours. That just simply isn’t the case. Thankfully, because this mom, like many, don’t have time for that! 

Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream White Sauce

Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream White SauceScroll down for a printable recipe.


What do you do?
2 1/2 cups shredded chicken, seasoned with 1/2 tablespoon Better then the Packet! Homemade Taco Seasoning
10 small flour tortillas (Trader Joes has flour ones that are, for us, allergy free)
3 tablespoons butter
2 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup sour cream
3 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded
4 oz can diced green chilies

What do you do?
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease a 9X13 inch baking dish.
Mix together your shredded chicken and 1 cup of the cheese.
Fill each tortilla and roll up, place seam side down in your baking dish.
In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter over medium to high heat.
Once butter is melted, whisk in your flour for one minute.
Whisk in your chicken broth until your sauce is slightly thickened and bubbly.
Remove from the heat and allow to cool about 4 to 5 minutes.
Stir in your sour cream and chilies until well combined.
Pour over your enchiladas.
Sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly across the top.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is browned and the sauce is bubbly.

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Chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream White Sauce

Author Joanna @ Everyday Made Fresh

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups shredded chicken seasoned with 1/2 tablespoon Better then the Packet! Homemade Taco Seasoning
  • 10 small flour tortillas Trader Joes has flour ones that are, for us, allergy free
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 2 cups chicken broth
  • 3 tablespoons flour
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 cups monterey jack cheese shredded
  • 4 oz can diced green chilies

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Grease a 9X13 inch baking dish.
  3. Mix together your shredded chicken and 1 cup of the cheese.
  4. Fill each tortilla and roll up, place seam side down in your baking dish.
  5. In a medium sauce pan, melt the butter over medium to high heat.
  6. Once butter is melted, whisk in your flour for one minute.
  7. Whisk in your chicken broth until your sauce is slightly thickened and bubbly.
  8. Remove from the heat and allow to cool about 4 to 5 minutes.
  9. Stir in your sour cream and chilies until well combined.
  10. Pour over your enchiladas.
  11. Sprinkle the remaining cheese evenly across the top.
  12. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until cheese is browned and the sauce is bubbly.
this recipe is adapted from raining hot coupons.

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Comments

  1. These look amazing! I usually use a red sauce on my enchiladas. I need to make some with a white sauce now for sure!

  4. Hi Joanna!
    These look good! I just made some red enchiladas last night but I have wanted to try white enchiladas… and lo and behold I find your chicken enchilada post today! Thanks for sharing this recipe!
    Hope you are having a great summer!
    Aspen Jay
    ~oh how I love delicious yet uncomplicated dishes! 🙂

    • I am so glad that these were here for you today! The white sauce just gives it a different flavor all together! Let me know if you try these and what you think. 🙂
      We are enjoying our summer, although it seems to be flying as fast as the speed of light!

  6. These sound so delicious! Have you tried freezing these? Just wondering how they would fair in the freezer…. Will have to give this tasty sounding recipe a try. Thanks for sharing on the Living with Style Linky Party!

    • I haven’t tried freezing them, but I’m sure that they would do fine. I wouldn’t freeze the sauce. I would make that fresh.

  13. I just love chicken Enchiladas with Sour Cream Sauce, this looks like a great recipe. Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with Full Plate Thursday.
    Come Back Soon!
    Miz Helen

  17. Yummy! For some reason i have always been afraid to make enchilads of any kind. Like im not sure if there gonna turn out. But im gonna try this recipe! Thanks for sharing! I found all kinds of goodies on your site.Pinned!

    • Yay! I’m so glad that my recipe gave you the confidence to try making enchiladas. 🙂 Thanks for the Pinterest love! Let me know how these turn out for you.

  19. Wow, this looks amazing. My husband would love this and ask often can we have that again. I’m pinning for trying later. Thanks for sharing. Visiting from Titus 2 Tuesday.